Bento lunch on board shinkansen

Assorted katsu. This time round we bought the bento from a supermarket instead of shops in the train station. Which meant these were not stored for a long time and was hot. How heavenly to get a hot bento set onboard....

Kyoto - Narita airport

October 19th 2008
Last day of holiday... It was another day of travelling. From Kyoto to Tokyo to Narita. We were really making full use of our JR passes. We went to Isetan Kyoto Station for some last min shopping... din buy anything except food for the skinkansen ride. Surprisingly, neither of us bought any titbits from the food hall with all the nicely packaged pastry / biscuits / mochi & stuff... Why so? ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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